12-06-2005
I think that you mean if we can have more than one filesystem in one logical volume. If that is your question, then the answer is no.
Each logical volume can have only one filesystem on it. A filesystem need not completely fill a logical volume, but you still cannot have another filesystem in the remaining space on that volume.
8 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting
1. Shell Programming and Scripting
edited and removed (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: mdpalow
0 Replies
2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
How do I know what type of shells are available in my Unix system? Are there a single command or environment variable that can let me find that out?
Best regards,
John Chan (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: shuhang2
7 Replies
3. Red Hat
Hi all,
How to find out what type of file system is my system configured for Red hat linux 8.0 ? whether it is NTFS or FAT32 or FAT16...
Can somebody help me on this?
Regards,
William (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: William1482
4 Replies
4. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Hi all,
How to findout the file sytem type which is NFS and which is Local?
Suppose i have 5 different folders my in Root directory. dir 4 and 5 are mounted on different file system and dir 1,2 and 3 are mounted on different fild system
Now i wanted know which file sytem is Local and which... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: psiva_arul
1 Replies
5. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
I'm writing a gui for the core utility shred. I want to be able to warn the user if they are about to shred a file that is on a journaled file system. In order to do this, I must learn the file system type of the path they are about to shred.
Is there a way in Unix to:
1. query a specific... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: codecellar
3 Replies
6. HP-UX
Good day
I need create new mount points on a server. I'm not very familiar with HP-UX and was given steps on how to go about doing the mounting, etc.
Before I start though, I need to determine which file system type is currently being used. This will determine whether i need to extend the... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: notreallyhere
3 Replies
7. AIX
Hi All,
I am new to AIX, not completly though.. I got a task to install AIX 5.2 on 'IBM system p5 type 9110-51A' server. I tried few things, but i am not able to get to the console of this server to proceed with the installation. I have installed AIX 6.1 earlier, but those servers can be plugged... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: nd007
4 Replies
8. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Hi forum,
So I am trying to determine the OS type with the following script:
#!/usr/bin/sh
OStype1=`uname -s`
Sunos1=SunOs
if
then
echo "This system is Linux"
exit 0
elif
then
echo "This system is SunOs"
exit 0
elif (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: dampio
1 Replies
fstyp(1M) fstyp(1M)
NAME
fstyp - determine file system type
SYNOPSIS
special
DESCRIPTION
The command allows the user to determine the file system type of a mounted or unmounted file system. special represents a device special
file (for example:
The file system type is determined by reading the superblock of the supplied special file. If the superblock is read successfully, the com-
mand prints the file system type identifier on the standard output and exits with an exit status of If the type of the file system cannot
be identified, the error message (no matches) is printed and the exit status is Exit status is not currently returned, but is reserved for
the situation where the file system matches more than one file system type. Any other error will cause exit status to be returned.
The file system type is determined by reading the superblock of the supplied special file.
Options
Produce verbose output.
The output contains information about the file system's superblock.
RETURN VALUE
returns the following values:
Successful completion.
Unknown file system type.
File system matches more than one type.
Usage error or access problem.
If the printed message is "Can't send after socket shutdown", check with your system administrator to make sure the is
running properly on the system.
EXAMPLES
Find the type of the file system on a disk,
Find the type of the file system on a logical volume,
Find the file system type for a particular device file and also information about its super block:
SEE ALSO
stat(2), statvfsdev(3C).
fstyp(1M)